Author: The Commissioner

REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE 2017 SOFTBALL SEASON…..

Players from last year should have received registration forms via e-mail within the last week or

so…..if you didn’t, please log in to the JCC website and register….

PLEASE NOTE…..THE ONLY WAY TO REGISTER IS VIA A COMPUTER NOT MAIL OR IN

PERSON……

Join now so you won’t be closed out for another fun season of softball……

QUESITONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO ME AT r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com……..

SAD NEWS TO REPORT……..

Softballer SAM HELDMAN has passed away……..NO funeral arrangements have been made as of

this time……stay tuned….

Our thoughts and prayers go out to family and friends………..

END OF THE SEASON BANQUET A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL………..

The JCC Fastpitch Softball League end of the season banquet was held Sunday night at the JCC……

Some 60+ members of the league gathered for food and drinks and listened to the guest speaker, DOUG FLYNN, two time member of the CINCINNATI REDS BIG RED MACHINE teams  in 1975 and 1976…..he talked about everything from trying out for the Reds out of college to how he feels about the game today……then took questions from the crowd…….

KUDOS…..A+ to the people involved with organizing and working the banquet……..

Individual awards were also given out to the following players……

*MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (season)………………….WES WOLF
*MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (tournament)……………BARRY KAPLAN
*MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (all-star game)………….PATRICK FELDMAN
*ROOKIE OF THE YEAR………………………………………PHILIP GANSON
*COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR…………………HOWARD SCHWARTZ
*MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR………..MARC SIMONS
*OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR…………………..TAYLOR SCHWARTZ
*DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR…………………..JEREMY FOGEL
*CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR……………………………………..ZAC HIUDT
*KRUKE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD…………………….DUFF WOLF
*HARKAVY GOODWILL AWARD………………………….STEVE EPPSTEIN

Team trophies were also awarded to TEAM WEISSER for the regular season league title and to TEAM HIUDT for the end of the season tournament title.

CONGRATS to the players who won their respective awards and to TEAM WEISSER and TEAM HIUDT for their respective titles!!!!!!!!!!!

A slide presentation was shown which included rookie practices, draft day, regular season, tournament and the all-star game……

SPECIAL THANKS GO TO……the JCC SOFTBALL COMMISSION headed by COMMISSIONER BRAD WAGNER and to the JCC ATHLETIC DEPT. headed by MIKE CREEMER for a job well done this season!!!!!

PLAYER SIGN-UP FOR THE 2017 SEASON WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT……CHECK YOUR E-MAIL…………

HERE’S TO A GREAT OFF-SEASON AND HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON……

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO ME AT r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com

2016 JCC SOFTBALL LEAGUE BANQUET…..

DATE…………SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2016…..
TIME………….5:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M…………….
PLACE……….JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER……

HAPPY HOUR  will start at 5 p.m. with beverages and light snacks and dinner will follow with dietary laws observed…..

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER will be DOUG FLYNN, former major league baseball player, Gold Glove winner and two time World Champion as a member of the BIG RED MACHINE…..

Dinner and entertainment is provided by the MAYERSON JCC and our generous sponsors…..

TEAM AWARDS will also be awarded to the league (WEISSER) and tournament (HIUDT) champions as will INDIVIDUAL AWARDS in the following categories (nominations included)……

*ROOKIE OF THE YEAR……PHIL GANSON (LEADER)……..NICK DE PIANO (GREFER)……BEN ROSENBERG (LEADER)……

*MOST IMPROVED PLAYER…..MARC SIMONS (FOGEL)…..MARK FRANKLIN (SCHWARZ)…..RYAN SMALL (WEISSER)…..

*COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR…..PETE SPOERL (WEISBROT)….GARY FISHER (WEISBROT)…..HOWARD SCHWARTZ (SCHWARTZ)…….

*DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR……ZACH MAYER (GREFER)…..JEREMY FOGEL (FOGEL)……ZACH SWADNER (SCHWARTZ)……

*MOST VALUABLE PLAYER…….JEFF WEISBROT (WEISBROT)…..ZACH MAYER (GREFER)….TAYLOR SCHWARTZ (HIUDT)…..WES WOLF (WEISSER)…..

*OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR…..TAYLOR SCHWARTZ (HIUDT)….FREDDIE WOLF (WEISSER)…..ANTON LOON (LEADER)…….JEFF WEISBROT (WEISBROT)…..

*CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR…….ZAC HIUDT…..JOEL FOGEL……MARK WEISSER…..

*FRANK HARKAVY AWARD (GOODWILL AMBASSADOR)…..STEVE EPPSTEIN (WEISBROT)…..ANTON LOON (LEADER)….STU SOLOMON (LEFTON)……

*MARCUS KRUKE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD…..(TO BE VOTED BY PAST WINNERS  STILL ACTIVE IN THE LEAGUE)……

PLEASE NOTE……

Spaces are limited and open to only current players and invited guests……

RSVP ASAP to reserve your seat for what is sure to be a great time!!!!!…..Contact either BRAD WAGNER or the JCC……….

ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CAN BE DIRECTED TO ME AT r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com

Check out the 10/13/16 edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer……section A……page 7, for a picture/story

about one of our own players in the league……any guess’?????

ANY COMMENTS/QUESTIONS CAN BE SENT TO ME AT r.rosenthal1955@yahoo.com